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Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Arctic high pressure to dominate

Issued December 12, 2016 – Covering the period from December 14 to December 21, 2016

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We definitely have switched into winter, with most areas seeing a dramatic switch last week as the predicted snowstorm hit, ending our record warm spell. The weather pattern looks to be quiet across our region for this forecast period as cold arctic high pressure dominates our weather, but we will have to keep a cautious eye on
Just paying Canadians more to work in the farm sector or further automating farms "may not be possible," the Conference Board of Canada writes.
Crops

Canadian farms need foreign workers

The Conference Board of Canada says the industry is facing a growing labour crunch

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Canadian agriculture faces a serious roadblock to future expansion through a growing shortage of workers with the right skills, says a report from the Conference Board of Canada. The report, entitled Sowing the Seeds of Growth, says the agriculture sector is “on a seemingly unsustainable path, with an ever-growing labour gap that is likely to
If Donald Trump’s stance on NAFTA becomes his template for other trade negotiations, disaster awaits American farmers and ranchers.
Opinion

It isn’t broken; don’t fix it

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Truth, civility, and honesty took a beating in the 2016 U.S. election, but global trade, the campaign’s daily whipping boy, actually grew in the July-September quarter. Moreover, reports the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, an international group that tracks trade, the surge means global trade “may rise over the year as a whole.”
(MHEby.com)
Livestock

Livestock transport regulations up for comment

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The public can comment until mid-February on proposed new livestock transport regulations which the government says will help Canada line up with international standards and limit how long livestock can go unfed during shipping. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday announced amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations dealing with transportation have been
chickens in a barn
Livestock, Poultry

Poultry biosecurity crucial in fall

Minor illnesses in wild populations can quickly become pandemics

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It turns out birds have a flu season too. After years of studying the role of wild birds in outbreaks of avian influenza in domestic poultry flocks, one of Canada’s top public sector veterinarians says the bottom line is farmers need to take precaution in the fall. John Pasick is the national veterinary science authority
Livestock, News

Processor-producer spat back in the open

Ingredient pricing disagreement wasn’t causing any sparks in recent times but it was always in the background

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Food processors and supply-managed farmers are upset with each other again, over border controls for ingredients. Consultations launched by Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on contentious agri-food border issues brought the old dispute back into public view. The minister said the consultations will examine potential changes to the Duties Relief and the Import for Re-Export programs.
chickens
Comment/Feedback, Poultry

Which chicken, in what pot?

Supply management doesn’t fit well with speciality production and a proposed new quota program is a misstep

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Over 50 farmers gathered at the St. Norbert Community Centre on November 1 to hear Wayne Hiltz, executive director of the Manitoba Chicken Producers, present the new Annual Specialty Quota Program announced in September. The new program is designed to serve niche markets in the province with fresh Manitoba-raised chicken year round. This is done
(Thinkstock photo)
Livestock

Canada again declares as avian flu-free

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With an Ontario duck farm depopulated and disinfected, and no new outbreaks in the three following months, Canada has again declared itself free of notifiable avian flu. The federal government announced Wednesday it has informed the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) that Ontario is considered free of avian influenza as per OIE guidelines. About
Various hanging international flags.
Opinion

Harvesting prosperity from seven years of negotiation

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Threats to rip up NAFTA and trash the TPP send a chill down the spines of Canadians whose livelihoods depend on trade. While the Trump administration’s action plan is not yet clear, it is crystal clear that Canada’s past and future depend on trade. Throughout history with a small population and huge resources, Canada has

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